Geophysical and palynological investigations of the Tell El Dabaa archaeological site, Nile Delta, Egypt

Antiquity

Volumn 75, Issue 290, 2001, Pages 735-744

  El Beialy, Salah Y ^a   Edwards, Kevin J ^b   El Mahmoudi, Ahmed S ^c  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Egypt; Geophysical survey; Nile Delta; Pollen analysis; Tell El Dabaa

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; SEDIMENTATION;

EGYPT; NILE DELTA;

EID: 0035660293     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00089249     Document Type: Article

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